<div><strong>By Neeraj Jain</strong></div><div> </div><div>Working in a hyperlocal start-up is not at all easy, your work frame is totally different and the interaction with the public is totally different. Not just the customers participation we want on our platform but a huge retail oriented platform is what we are offering to many local retailers who are in tough competition with other traditional e-commerce players. </div><div> </div><div>Looking forward to what one can learn and earn from the same can include many points. And if we see we all learn and earn from business. </div><div> </div><div>For <strong>Learning </strong>from Hyperlocal startups points to kept in consideration</div><div> </div><div><strong>1.</strong><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>One has to build <strong>tech solutions</strong> for merchants who are not very tech savvy. It is very different from building solutions for consumers or tech savvy audience. </div><div> </div><div><strong>2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Scalability: </strong>Scalability issues are very different in hyperlocal startups. One has to think very innovatively to make the business very large. </div><div> </div><div>For <strong>Earnings</strong> from Hyperlocal startups points to be kept in consideration </div><div> </div><div>1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><strong>Charge commission</strong> to retailers/service providers to drive business</div><div> </div><div>2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Charge a <strong>fix subscription</strong> or listing (discovery) fee</div><div> </div><div>3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><strong>A Combination of both</strong> can help with the Earnings. </div><div> </div><div>(<em><strong>The author, Neeraj Jain, is CEO & Co-founder, Zoppar</strong></em>)</div><div> </div>
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